Tire structure.



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TIRE STRUQTURE.

APPLICATION man APR.14,1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application tied April 14, 1915. seriai no. 21,385..

To all vwhom it may concern Be it known that I, ALMOND. H. GARRIsoN,

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Davishurg, in the county o f Oakland and State of Michigan, have linvented certain new and 4useful Improvements in Tire Structures, of which the, following is a specification, reference being Jnad to the accompanying drawings. l

This 'invention' relates to certain improvements in tire structures, and it is an object of my invention, to provide in a structure of this general character 'novel and improved ymeans whereby .the life of the structure is materially prolonged and the possibility of the .same becoming punctured'is reduced to a minimum.

The invention consists in the details o f construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improvedtire structure whereby certain im-A portant advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set fort i.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims. In-order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the saine with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View taken through4 a gtir vconstructed in accordance with 'an embodiment of my invention; and 'Fig- 2 vis a .fragmentary view,

. partly in top plan and partly in section, of

my improved device as herein embodied.

As herein embodied, my improved tire structure comprises the outer lamination 1 and the inner lamination 2 of. rubber, the tread portion of'the lamination 1 being provided with the anti-slipping lugs 3 of such formation as vto prevent lateral slip. In-4 terposed between -the laminations 1 and2 and at the tread portion of the tire is the -arinorl A, herein set forth as comprising the annular metallic members 4 'disposed'-' side by side and of requisite curvature in cross section and having their adjacent marginal portions reduced in thickness, as

indicated at 5, to Vafford an annular groove p or channel in which is positioned the intermediate annular member 6. The members 41 and 6 are preferably produced of steel and in order to protect the laminations 1. vand 2 against the action of said members A and 46, I have the same positioned between the cork laminations 7, said cork alsoiserv- 'ing to c heapen the cost of production and to lighten the tire.

It is thought to be selfevident that upon the various parts of my improved structure being assembled, the same is' vulcanized in the usual way. 1

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious 'that a tire structure constructed in accordance with my invention is ofnan extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may" 4be assembled, and it will also be obvious thatmy invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in ,I claim: v

1. A tire structure including an internal armor comprising annular 4metallic mem? bers disposed side by side, an' additional anpractice.

'iiular metallic member overlying the first mentioned annular inembers'and contacting therewith, and cork laminations incasing said `metallic annular members.

2. A tire structure including an internal armor comprising annular metallic members disposed side by side andhaving their adjacent marginal, portions reduced in thickness to afford a channel, an annular metallic member positioned within said channel, and cork laminations incasing said metallic annular members.

In testimoniyl whereof I hereunto affix my signature in t c presence of two witnesses.

T. M. STEWART, C. A. GAnRisoN. 

